Category Manager

WR Logistics; Bradford; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical

Pension

Life Assurance

30 days’ holiday (incl. bank holidays)

Onsite parking

Job summary

WR Logistics is seeking an experienced Category Manager, Buyer or Commercial professional to own key categories across the foodservice and wholesale market. This on-site role offers real influence to shape ranges, pricing and promotions while building strategic supplier partnerships that drive sales, margin and profit.

You will mentor others and help shape the future of your categories within a growing multinational business, with a strong culture and room to influence.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience, ideally from FMCG wholesale, foodservice, buying, sales or category management.
• Excellent negotiation, analytical and influencing skills.
• Ambitious, proactive and confident with drive to turn insight into results.

Responsibilities

• Shape ranges, pricing and promotions for key categories.
• Build strategic supplier partnerships and negotiate opportunities.
• Directly drive sales, margin and profit and mentor others.

Skills

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Influencing

Category management

FMCG wholesale

Job description

Up to £55,000 | Private Medical | Pension | Life Assurance | 30 days’ holiday | Onsite parking

Ready to make a real commercial impact?

We’re looking for an experienced Category Manager, Buyer or Commercial professional to join a successful, growing multinational business and take ownership of key categories across the foodservice and wholesale market.

This is a role with real influence. You’ll shape ranges, pricing and promotions, build strategic supplier partnerships, negotiate commercial opportunities and directly drive sales, margin and profit.

You’ll work with major suppliers and internal teams to spot opportunities, develop winning category strategies and deliver the best possible proposition for customers. You’ll also have the opportunity to mentor others and help shape the future of your categories.

What we’re looking for

You’ll bring strong commercial experience, ideally from FMCG wholesale, foodservice, buying, sales or category management, along with excellent negotiation, analytical and influencing skills.

Most importantly, you’ll be commercially ambitious, proactive and confident, with the drive to turn insight and ideas into results.

Join an established and growing international organisation where your decisions make a visible difference. With a strong family‑owned heritage, supportive culture and plenty of scope to influence, this is an opportunity to take your category career to the next level.

Benefits: Salary up to £55,000, private medical cover, pension, life assurance, 30 days’ total holiday including bank holidays, and onsite parking.